The Casual Mentor
A Lifetime of Mentoring Concepts and Practices
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The book's author is Hank Hoppin, a veteran of 25 year as a District Manager for one of Americas leading pharmaceutical companies. In his book, "The Causal Mentor" he traces his journey through life where he experienced a variety of mentoring practices. His preferred mentoring relationships and leadership styles are outlined as he explains how "casual" mentoring methods worked best in molding his character and what specific style of mentoring helped him in becoming a successful manager. Fundamentals of corporate mentoring are listed, including practical applications of preparing, and eventually rolling out a mentoring program. The author examines several ideas discovered about styles of mentoring preferred by each generation. Scientifically obtained data and ideas on mentoring are included that can benefit a company in building the knowledge base needed to successfully plan and install a mentoring program. Actual hands-on information on how to set up and implement a mentoring program within a corporation are listed. This book can be used as a guide in learning the fundamentals about mentoring. Detailed steps are provided on the practical application of a line-of-succession. Strategies are examined on successful collaborative efforts conducted by teams and different types of partnerships.An in depth analysis of formal and informal mentoring differences are explained and how either form can be beneficial in helping to build on the desired leadership and culture of a company.
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Hank Hoppin never fully appreciated it as it was happening, but he reaped the rewards of mentorship throughout his life.
His father died when Hank was twelve years old, and his mother began mentoring him—reminding him that Dad would not be happy, if still alive, to witness the boy’s misbehavior. She also kept him busy with a paper route to teach him the value of hard work.
Once he entered the professional ranks, he was mentored by others and enjoyed twenty-five years of success as district manager at one of America’s leading pharmaceutical companies.
He traces what he learned about mentoring in this memoir. Learn how to:
adapt mentoring practices to help people of all ages; create and develop a mentoring program; modify mentoring approaches to fit different leadership styles; incorporate storytelling into mentoring.
Filled with case studies and inspirational quotes, you’ll also learn ten advantages to a casual mentoring relationship, the top ten key attributes of the most influential corporate mentors, five undeniable benefits of highly functional teams, and the top five advantages of informal partnerships.
Get your team on the right track and enhance business operations with the revealing insights in The Casual Mentor.
About the Author
Hank Hoppin mentored numerous young professionals during his career as a district sales manager and district business director with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer. He has also been a real estate broker, real estate property manager, insurance agent, and teacher. He’s an honors graduate with a bachelor’s degree in education in biological sciences and botany/zoology from Eastern Illinois University and is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Pharmacy School at Brook Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.